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Relationship between selected demographic factors and secondary school teachers' job satisfaction in Bangladesh


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Chowdhury, Mamataz Sharmin and Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah and Foo, Say Fooi and Asimiran, Soaib (2013) Relationship between selected demographic factors and secondary school teachers' job satisfaction in Bangladesh. In: Graduate Research in Education Seminar (GREduc 2013), 1 Dec. 2013, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. (pp. 446-452).

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the levels of job satisfaction and to determine the effect of demographic factors on levels of satisfaction among secondary school teachers in Bangladesh. The study utilized a descriptive correlational research design. Job satisfaction instrument by Spector (1997) was sent to 367 participants. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. independent t-test and ANNOVA. The teachers were moderately satisfied with their job. The construct work itself was ranked highest and benefit was ranked as the lowest of the examined constricts. The findings of this study revealed that no significant difference was found in the job satisfaction based on gender and education. The other two demographic variables age and year of experience at current organisation do influence the level of jobs satisfaction. The result of the study can help teachers and administrators to take action to increase the satisfaction level teachers.


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Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Divisions: Faculty of Educational Studies
Publisher: Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Keywords: Job satisfaction; Secondary school teachers
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 31 Mar 2017 09:55
Last Modified: 31 Mar 2017 09:55
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50877
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